A new book on Montbrison

Claude Latta and Pierre Drevet are two retired teachers, also members of La Diana and the local history group of the social center, Villages de Forez. They recently challenged themselves by authoring a book together, Montbrison history and heritage .

Pierre Drevet, passionate about photography, took nearly 3,900 photos, often with new approaches and unusual shooting angles. 180 photos illustrate this work with comments and explanations from Claude Latta, historian, author of several Books.

A colossal research effort

They organized it around six themes: the county town; the religious imprint; old monuments and new neighborhoods; the old streets and old houses; the tribute to the dead and the Moingt district.

To do this, they surveyed the city on the lookout for hidden elements, such as medallions from the 16th century. ^e century visible in a private mansion near Place Saint-André. They drew on the knowledge and skills of former students and also used archived documents.

They thus invite readers to identify everything that belongs to heritage, in the broad sense, and even recent ones, such as the sculpture by Alexander Calder in Beauregard.

In practice. Claude Latta and Pierre Drevet will sign their book at Librairie Lavigne, Saturday November 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.